Horseshoe.



PATENTED DEC. 24, 1907.

M. KANE.

HORSES-HOE. APPLICATION FILED MAR.14,1907.

Mai/217331 MICHAEL KANE, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

HORSE SHOE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 24:, 1907.

Application filed March 14:. 1907. Serial No. 362,341.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MIoHAnL KANE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention pertains to certain new and useful improvements in horse-shoes, and has for its object to increase the eificiency, longevity, and usefulness of the shoe.

A further object of my invention is to provide a form of shoe which may be cheaply made from cast-steel and which will afford a firm tread and at the same time afford a non-slipping tread which is especially valuable on iced or other slippery surfaces.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention further consists in the novel details of construction and relationship of parts as will be hereinafter more specifically set forth and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and wherein like characters of reference designate similar parts throughout the several views :Figure 1 is an underside viewv of a horseshoe constructed in accordance with my invention, Fig. 2 is a fragmentary View in perspective taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1, showing the construction of the heels, Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 33 of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, but showing a slight modification thereof.

Referring to Fig. 1, it will be observed the toe of the shoe 1, is formed with a pair of spaced parallel ridges or flanges 2, 2, which extend across the toe and which gradually widen towards their bases as shown in Fig. 3, mainly for strengtheningpurposes. The inner ridge 2 has its ends extending to points intermediate the side edges of the shoe sides at which points they are connected and merge into longitudinal arc-shaped side ridges 3, which are located intermediate the side edges of the sides and terminate at points adjacent the heels. The side ridges are located closer to the inner faces of the shoe sides than to the outer faces thereof so as to leave ample room for acconnnodation of and easy access to the nail channel 4.

The heel ridges 5 are of J-shape substantially, or U-shape with one leg somewhat lengthened, both legs of these ridges being out of longitudinal alinement with the side ridges 3, and the long legs being disposed to lie flush with the outer faces of the shoe sides and to extend to a point to transversely aline with the free ends of the side ridges, the short legs lying flush with the inner faces of the shoe sides, and preferably terminating at,

points at a distance from the free ends of the side ridges.

The toe ridges, the side ridges, and the heel ridges are all of the same height, which thereby aiford a tread which is firm, andwhich presents a multiplicity of non-alined comparatively sharp edges to an iced or slippery surface assuring a secure hold of the shoe. Further a shoe so formed is strengthened by the non-alined ridges as related to one another and to the shoe.

In Fig. 4, I have shown a slight modification of this form of my invention, wherein it will be observed that the side ridge 3 therein illustrated is formed with a V-shaped groove 4, which thereby separates the ridge into two sections in lieu of the continuous form depicted in Fig. 1. Manifestly a plurality of such grooves 4: may be formed to provide as many side sections of the side ridges as may be desired.

Shoes of the type previously described are cast from steel, and will not only be possessed of greater strength, durability and increased longevity as compared with shoes made of wrought iron, but they are of increased efficiency and by virtue of the improved tread or wearing face forming the subject of the present invention the shoes provide a perfect tread, supported evenly at the toe and heel and are of less weight than the ordinary wrought-iron shoes which are equipped with solid heels and toes.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. A horseshoe formed with a pair of elongated spaced parallel toe ridges extending across the toe, heel ridges which are U- shaped and arranged along the sides of the shoe sides, and integral side ridges forming continuations of the innermost of the toe ridges and extending between and spaced from the side edges of the shoe sides, said side ridges terminating at points alining with the heel ridges, all of said ridges being of the same height.

2. A horseshoe formed with a pair of spaced parallel toe ridges, heel ridges of dshape disposed to have the legs thereof flush with the side edges of the shoe sides, and areshaped side ridges, said ridges being continuations of the innermost of said toe ridges and extending to points to aline with the space between the legs of said heel ridges, said side ridges being located within the space be tween the side edges of the shoe sides so as to leave greater space between the outer side edges of the shoe sides and the side ridges than between the latter and the inner edges of the shoe sides, all of said ridges being of the same height.

3. A horseshoe formedwith a pair of spaced parallel toe ridges, the inner of said ridges terminating at points between the inner and outer sides of the shoe sides, and side ridges forming continuations of said inner toe ridge and terminating adjacent the heels of the shoe, and heel ridges having oppositely disposed sides which are out of longitudinal alinement with said side ridges.

4. A horseshoe formed with spaced toe ridges, heel ridges having two legs, and side ridges which at one end terminate at points between the inner ends of said legs of the heel ridges, all of said ridges being of the same height and forming wearing treads on their outer faces of substantially the same thickness.

5. A horseshoe formed with a toe ridge, heel ridges having legs of unequal length, and side ridges of arcuate form leading from said toe ridge to points adjacent the inner terminations of the heel ridges, said side ridges be ing located closer to the inner side faces of the shoe than to the outer side faces thereof.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

. MICHAEL KANE.

Witnesses ROYCE A. RUEss,

DOROTHY I. BORDNER. 

